可怕 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- appalling adj Shockingly bad or unpleasant; horrifying.
- atrocious adjective Extremely cruel, brutal, or shocking.
- awful adj Very bad or unpleasant.
- dire adj Extremely serious or urgent, often warning of disaster.
- dreaded adj Feared or anticipated with fear or unease.
- fearsome adj Frightening, especially in appearance or reputation.
- frightening adj Causing fear; scary.
- frightful adj Causing shock, horror, or fear; dreadful.
- gruesome adj Causing horror or disgust, especially through graphic violence or death.
- horrible adj Causing horror; extremely unpleasant or shocking.
- horrific adj Causing horror; extremely frightening or shocking.
- obnoxious adjective Extremely unpleasant, rude, or annoying.
- scary adjective Causing fear or unease.
- terrible adj Very bad or unpleasant.
- terribly adv Very badly or poorly.
Senses
可怕 is used for these senses in English:
- appalling Horrifying and astonishing.
- atrocious Very bad; abominable, disgusting.
- awful Very bad.
- dire Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
- dreaded Causing fear, dread, or terror.
- execrable Of the poorest quality.
- fearsome frightening, especially in appearance.
- frightening Causing fear; or capable of causing fear; scary.
atrocious — full definition
- adjective Extremely cruel, brutal, or shocking.
- adjective Very bad in quality; appalling.